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11% of parents admit to breaking the rules

Since the early 20th century, the U.S. military’s negligent use, storage and disposal of harmful chemical substances on its bases has exposed countless troops to severe health hazards. One example is Camp Lejeune, a Marine Corps base in North Carolina, where toxic contamination went unnoticed for several decades until measures…

Q: The news about climate change is overwhelming. Are there steps average people can take that actually make a difference?

Sea foam is the ocean's bubble bath, but is it safe? CSIRO algae scientist Anusuya Willis takes us into her lab to put it under the microscope.

Researchers are using the Williamtown Red Zone to study how perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances can travel in the air.

Kenyan fish cage farmers in Lake Victoria have suffered enormous losses following the death of their fish stock in early November, which experts have attributed to upwelling and pollution. Images circulating online and sent to us by our Observers show thousands of lifeless fish in cages in Lake Victoria. More…

'Leeds was one of several cities whose air quality exceeded the recommended level suggested by the World Health Organization (WHO)'

In a major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants, the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday ordered an Ohio utility to stop dumping dangerous coal ash into unlined storage ponds and speed cleanup of the site

Young, fresh faces head to the house on the hill

As the state’s environmental agency weighs new pollution limits on the plants, several lawmakers have filed bills that would put new restrictions on the facilities, which spew pollutants into mostly low-income neighborhoods.

The team will be patrolling streets across the borough every day